different between advice vs intelligence

English

Etymology

From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, from the phrase ce m'est a vis ("in my view"), where vis is from Latin visus, past participle of videre (“to see”). See vision, and confer avise, advise. The unhistoric -d- was introduced in English 15c. Doublet of aviso.

Displaced native Old English r?d.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?va?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æd?va?s/
• Rhymes: -a?s

Noun

advice (countable and uncountable, plural advices)

1. (uncountable) An opinion offered in an effort to be helpful.
2. (uncountable, obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
   • c. 1589-1593, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona

     How shall I dote on her with more advice,
     That thus without advice begin to love her?

3. (archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence

4. (countable) In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
5. (uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange

   (Can we find and add a quotation of McElrath to this entry?)

6. (countable, law) A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions
7. (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
8. (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)

9. (countable, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.

Synonyms

• counsel, suggestion, recommendation, rede, admonition, exhortation, information, tip, notice
• See also Thesaurus:advice

Derived terms

• advice boat
• adviceful
• avizefull

Related terms

• advise
• adviso
• aviso

Translations

See also

• advice boat
• take advice

Verb

advice

1. Misspelling of advise.

References

• advice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From Old French intelligence, from Latin intelligentia. Doublet of intelligentsia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t?l.?.d???ns/

Noun

intelligence (countable and uncountable, plural intelligences)

1. (chiefly uncountable) Capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn.
   • 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 5

     Not so, however, with Tarzan, the man-child. His life amidst the dangers of the jungle had taught him to meet emergencies with self-confidence, and his higher intelligence resulted in a quickness of mental action far beyond the powers of the apes.
2. (countable) An entity that has such capacities.

   • The great Intelligences fair / That range above our mortal state, / In circle round the blessed gate, / Received and gave him welcome there.
3. (chiefly uncountable) Information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
4. (countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
5. (dated) Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.

Synonyms

• (capacity of mind): wit, intellect, brightness
• (entity): see Thesaurus:sentient
• See also Thesaurus:intelligence

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intelligentia (“the act of choosing between, intelligence”), from intelleg? (“understand”), from inter (“between”) + leg? (“choose, pick out, read”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t?.li.???s/, /??.te.li.???s/

Noun

intelligence f (plural intelligences)

1. intelligence; cleverness
2. comprehension

Derived terms

• être d'intelligence
• intelligence artificielle

Further reading

• “intelligence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English intelligence.

Noun

intelligence f (invariable)

1. A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information.

Middle French

Noun

intelligence f (plural intelligences)

1. intelligence
2. comprehension

Old French

Noun

intelligence f (oblique plural intelligences, nominative singular intelligence, nominative plural intelligences)

1. comprehension
2. meaning
3. ability to comprehend

Descendants

• ? English: intelligence
• French: intelligence

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (intelligence, supplement)